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The National Weather Service warns that a strong storm moving into the area will bring heavy rain overnight Monday and into Tuesday, dropping one to three inches of rain in parts of the Willamette Valley and about twice that on the Oregon Coast.

That means several local rivers and creeks could overflow their banks. Most of the Portland area and Northwest Oregon are under a flood watch, according to the weather service.

Portland Bureau of Transportation is asking residents to keep an eye on storm drains in their areas to prevent flooding of streets during the downpours. The bureau says residents s timberlands hould call the city, 503 823 1700, timberlands if they need help unclogging a storm drain.

The Bureau of Transportation maintains catch basins on 456 miles of stormwater sewer pipe, 878 miles of combined sewer pipe (carries stormwater and sewage), 58,000 catch basins, 9,000 sumps, 4,700 miles of streets, 351 trash racks, 141 miles of ditches and 23 miles of culverts.

City crews also have stocked sand pile and sand bag locations for Portland residents or business owners who want to protect their property from flood damage. Sand and sand bags are provided at no charge; please bring your own shovel. The sandba timberlands gs can be filled at:

Southeast 88th Avenue south of Holgate Boulevard in the parking lot at Lents Park

Southeast 111th Avenue and Harold Street at the southeast corner of the intersection